Chuck Oppermann
Deere Dude
I live in a hardwood area and know friends with some property I can get dead trees or downed mature trees. This involves taking the tractor and big trailer 4-7 miles to the site and haul back. Not much of a problem.
But on my property I have a big lawn with a 10 acre woods adjacent to it set on a hill that is full of mature oaks, hickories and whatever else grows in woods. It is fairly steep and difficult walking up the hill to get to these, but it can be done.. They would have to be cabled and dragged out downhill to my lawn.
I am a fireplace burned that uses maybe 3-4 cord a year.
Would I be better just get the easier downed solid trees or standing solid dead trees at my friends, or should I focus on the more difficult in navigating and in standing alive mature trees on my own land? Some trees on my property are 20" and larger diameter.
This is just for firewood, so I hate to ruin a perfectly good woods.
But on my property I have a big lawn with a 10 acre woods adjacent to it set on a hill that is full of mature oaks, hickories and whatever else grows in woods. It is fairly steep and difficult walking up the hill to get to these, but it can be done.. They would have to be cabled and dragged out downhill to my lawn.
I am a fireplace burned that uses maybe 3-4 cord a year.
Would I be better just get the easier downed solid trees or standing solid dead trees at my friends, or should I focus on the more difficult in navigating and in standing alive mature trees on my own land? Some trees on my property are 20" and larger diameter.
This is just for firewood, so I hate to ruin a perfectly good woods.